468 Regular Meeting of the City Council Austin Texas, January 15, 1906 Hon. W.C. Shelley, Mayor, presiding. Roll Called. Present: Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Ounea, Haynes, Wacker, Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Shumate, Smith Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm. Absent: Alderman Redd. On motion the minutes were approved as recorded by the Clerk, without reading. Petitions etc. By Alderman Crooker – Petition of R.H. Hancock, asking to have Certain Pound fees refunded. Read and on motion referred to the Committee on Claims & accounts. School Board to close Alley By the Mayor – Petition of the School Board and Citizens to close a Certain Alley. – Read and on motion the Petition was granted. Kamp & Deats to Number streets By Alderman Ounea – Proposition of Mess Kamp & Deats to put up street signs. – Read and on motion referred to the Street Committee with instructions to report at the next regular Meeting. Reports of Standing Committees Street on petition of Citizens to erect Church in street Alderman Smith for the Street Committee to whom was referred the Petition of Citizens to erect a church building in Lemon Street, presented a report – recommending that the Petition be granted in conformity with which on motion the report was adopted. Street on Matthews Matter. Alderman Smith for the Street Committee to whom was referred the Matter of difference between the City and Mrs. S.A. Matthews regarding Lot in Bldg. of the City, made a verbal report stating that it was the opinion of the Committee that the City owned Content for the ¼ of said lot. On motion of Alderman Crooker the regular order of business was suspended to allow a petition to be presented. Ord Trustees Grant Chapel to remit Taxes Alderman Wilhelm presented a petition from the Trustees of Grant Chapel, A.M.E. Church, asking to have Certain taxes remitted. – Read and on motion referred to the Committee on claims & accounts. Police Com. Marshals report Regular order of business resumed. Alderman Powell for the Police Committee to whom was referred the reports of the Marshal for Dec 1905, presented a petition stating that the same had been examined and found Correct. – The report was adopted. Printing. Contracts etc. Printing Alderman Crooker for the Printing Committee, presented a report stating that they had advertised --- Page break --- 469 for and received bids for job printing for the City for the term ending June 30th 1906, and recommended the acceptance of the bid of the Morgan Printing Co On motion the report was adopted. Reports of Select Committees Reports of select Alderman Wacken for a majority of the Committee to Com on Plumbing whom was referred an ordinance repealing the ordinance Plumbing ordinances, presented a report recommending the passage of said ordinance Alderman Ounes for a minority of said Committee presented a report recommending that said ordinance do not pass Alderman Moore moved that the ordinance be re-referred to the Special Committee, with instructions to bring in a new ordinance on the subject, and that the City Physician and all others interested in the matter be invited to meet with the Committee, which motion prevailed, Unfinished Business Hog ordinance The Alderman laid before the Council an ordinance Amending the Hog Ordinance. Alderman Wilhelm moved that the ordinance do now pass, which motion was lost by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Ounes Wacken Moore Crooken Dodd Wilhelm 6 Nays Alderman Armstrong Crooken Haynes Willon Petri Powell Shumate VonRosenberg 8 $175. to pay Watson By Alderman Shumate an ordinance appropriating on plans & specifications for the sum of $175.00 as part payment to A.B. Watson for new City Hall plans & specifications for new City Hall The Ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following Vote Yeas Alderman Armstrong Crooken Ounes Haynes Wacken Willon Moore Petri Powell Reid & Shumate Swick Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm 14 Nays None Amend Art. 128 By Alderman Crooken An Ordinance Amending Revised Code for Art 128 of the Revised Civil Criminal Code of the City construction of The ordinance was read the first time and passed Pound fences under suspension of the rules by the following Vote & posting notices Yeas Alderman Armstrong Crooken Ounes Haynes Wacken Willon Moore Petri Powell Reid & Shumate Swick Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm 13 Nays None $160. Ex to By the Finance Committee An Ordinance appropriating St. Louis on Ind the sum of $160.00 for the purpose of paying the expenses of a Business Committee to St Louis and return on the matter of Inductive and Light bonds of the City - --- Page break --- 470 The Ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Cumeo, Haynes Meacken, Miller, Petri, Powell, Redd & Shumate, Smith Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm Nays none. $300. To pay Maddox By the Finance Committee an Ordinance appropriating services bond suits the sum of $300.00 for the purpose of paying Fred Maddox for services in the suit of the bond holders against the City. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Cumeo, Haynes Meacken, Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shumate Smith, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm Nays none. Pay salaries Sanitary By the Finance Committee an Ordinance appropriating the employes 1906 sum of $3800.00 for the purpose of paying salaries of Sanitary employes for the year 1906. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Cumeo, Haynes, Meacken Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd & Shumate, Smith, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm Nays none. Pay salaries Drivers By the Finance Committee an ordinance appropriating the Street Teams 1906 sum of $1640.00 for the purpose of paying the salaries of Drivers of street Teams for the year 1906. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Cumeo, Haynes, Meacken Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shumate, Smith Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm Nays none. Pay salaries Officers & By the Finance Committee an Ordinance appropriating Employes 1906 the sum of $821.88 for the purpose of paying Salaries of Officers & employes for the Year 1906. The Ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Cumeo, Haynes Meacken, Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shumate Smith, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm Nays none. Pay salaries Aldermen By the Finance Committee an Ordinance appropriating 1906. the sum of $ 1680.00 for the purpose of paying Salaries of Aldermen for the year 1906. The Ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote. Yeas Aldermen Armstrong, Crooker, Cumeo, Haynes, Meacken Miller, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shumate, Smith Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm Nays none. --- Page break --- 471 Van Rosenberg & Wilhelm- nays none. Alderman Smith offered the following resolution which was read and adopted Resolved that w.m. Stipe be notified by Street Committee and City Engineer, to procure sufficient teams and men to complete speedway inside of days. 14 By Alderman Smith an ordinance appropriating the sum of $350.⁰⁰ for the purpose of employing extra Street Labor. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote Yeas Alderman Armstrong, Crooks, O’Bryan Haynes, Macken McMillen Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shumate, Smith Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm. Nays none. 14 On motion Alderman McMillen was excused from further attendance at this session of the Council By Alderman Haynes An ordinance appropriating the sum of $2170. for the purpose of paying approved a/cs. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote Yeas Alderman Armstrong, Crooks, O’Bryan Haynes, Macken, McMillen, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shumate Smith, Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm. 13 Nays none. By Alderman Haynes an ordinance appropriating the sum of $547.⁸³ for the purpose of paying approved a/cs Street Dept. The ordinance was read the first time and passed under suspension of the rules by the following vote Yeas Alderman Armstrong, Crooks, O’Bryan Haynes Macken, McMillen, Moore, Petri, Powell, Redd, Shumate, Smith Von Rosenberg & Wilhelm. 13 Nays none. On motion the Council adjourned J M Osborn City Clerk w.m. Stipe 15 Complete Speedway- Extra labor of teams Approved a/c Approved a/c St Dept.